Contained - A Cupar Fire Department Wildfire Unit vehicle is stationed at the edge of an area burned in the Qu’Appelle Valley while a helicopter prepares to dump water on a hot spot. (Cupar Fire Department/Grasslands News)

A massive wildfire burned approximately 1,500 acres of land in the Qu’Appelle Valley, involving resources from the Cupar, Southey, Lipton, Piapot, Pasqua, and Muscowpetung Fire Departments plus File Hills Qu’Appelle Emergency Management. “We got the call on Sept. 28, probably around 1 p.m.,” explained Cupar Fire Chief Chris McLeod. “By the burn pattern, it started […]

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